Ironing-table and the like.



J. BEDOTTO. IRONING TABLE AND THE LIKE. v APPLIQATIQH FILED FEB. 16,1910.

Patented Aug. 2, 1910.

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J. BEDOTTO. IBONING TABLE AND THE LIKE.

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Patented Aug. 2; 1910.

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IRONING TABLE AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB- 16, 1910.

PatentedAug 2, 1910.

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JAMES IBEDOTTO, OF PATEBSON, NEW JERSEY.

IRONING-TABLE AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2, 1910.

Applicationfiled. February 16, 1910. Serial No. 544,211.

To all whom it may concern:

Paterson, Passaic county,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, ing drawings,

specification.

This invention relates toironing tables and the like and it has for itsobject to provide a device of this kind which shall be useful inperforming a large variety of operations, reach the various implementsof the workman and capable of being folded, in ship ping, or when not inuse, into compact form.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is :a plan View; Fig. 2 asideview; Fig. 3 a left-hand end view; Fig. 3* is a sectional view showingcertain rack members folded and means for holding them in their foldedrelation; Fig. t a plan view, showing a certain table board in theworking. position; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the main structure inextended arrangement; Fig. 6 is asimilar view of said structure, folded;Fig. 7 is a fragmentary end elevation, showing the table board disposededge to edge with the shelf; Figs. 8, 9, 10 and 11 are underneath planviews of the ironing board, tableboard, shelf and sleeve board; Fig. 12is a fragmentary edge-view of the table-board, showing the means forholding the cloth; Figs. 13 and 14 are side views, and, Figs. 15 and 16are plan views, respectively, of two attachments which may .be used inplace of the sleeve board.

Describing, first, the main supporting structure, a designates twostandards which are connected by the horizontal barb, one of thestandards having attachedto it a support 0 which projects toward theother standard. i

and d are uprightswhich form the ends of the main supporting structure.The .upright cl comprises three vertical bars 6 and four horizontal bars1, F, f and ft.

The bar .7 is disposed against the inner faces of thethree bars 6 andsecures together reference being had to the accompanyand to letters ofreference: marked thereon, which form a part of this adapted to sustain1n convenient their lower ends; the bar 7 is disposed against the outerfaces of the three bars (2 and secures them together in a plane abouthalf-Way of the height thereof; the bar i is disposed against the innerfacesvof the {two nearer bars 0 in Figs. 1 and 2 and secures togethertheir top portions; and the bar f is disposed against the outer faces ofthe three bars 6, securing them together and forming with bar 3 and thetwo nearer bars 6 in Figs. 1 an 2 a space g.

The upright cl is composed of three vertical bars h and bars e', '5 01and i all 1 formed and arranged relatively to each other and to the bars71. the same as the bars f, F, f and f are arranged with respect to eachother and to the bars 0, except that bars 2' and i are short, that is,only extend far enough to connect the two. nearer bars 71, in Figs. 1and 2. j is the space (corresponding to g) formed by the bars h, '5

and 2*.

The standards a carry pivots at theirupper and lower ends fitted intothe bars f, f and z" and 2' thus the uprights d and d may be folded intosubstantially fiatwise relation to the structure comprising bars a andb, as shown inFig. 6.

To retain the supporting structure in the extended arrangement shown inFigs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, a horizontal strip Z is arranged to rest uponthe ends of the bars 7 and 71 there being one such strip at each side ofthe table; the bars f and i protrude so as to receive the strip, and thestrip is notched,

as at m, to receive the ends of the bars f and i 2). To give additionalstability to the supporting structure, when extended, hooks ainay beattached to the strips Z and engaged in eyes 0 on the bars f and forthesame purpose a strut 79 is pivoted to each bar Z, being adapted to behooked over a headless pin gon bar f while a similar strut 79 is alsopivoted to each bar Z, being adapted to be hooked over a headless pin gon the bar 2". When the bar Z is removed, the struts may be moved intofolded relation thereto.

. 1 At the back of the table, supportedhy the uprights d and d, is ashelf 7 on which may rest theirons and other implementsmore or 1 less inconstant use.

On its under side, at one end it has the two spaced cleats 0" adaptedtoreceive between them the upper end of the rear bar it. .Atthe otherend it has spaced cleats r 3 ing right hand end of the adapted toreceive between them'the rear bar e, also a cleat r between which andthe cleats r is received the bar 7. These cleats therefore keep theshelf against movement 5 laterally in any direction, while they allowits ready removal. The shelf 7" is usually in place when the device isin use. 8 is an ironing board which rests upon the support 0. It hasprojecting strips 8 on its under 10 side forming an elongated groove 8receiving the support 0; at its right-hand end in Figs. 1 and 2 and onthe under side thereof it has the three spaced cleats 8 adapted toassume an alternated relation with the bars f and f to prevent endwisemovement of the board, the middle cleat s fitting the space 9 andpreventing forward and back movement of the board, and a cleat acooperating in holding the board in position by bearing against the rearfaces of the intermediate bar 6 and the short inner bar f When theironing board is in place, it leaves a space between itself and theshelf, as well as between itself and the vertical plane of the nearerstrip Z, so that the goods being ironed may fall conveniently either atthe back or front of it.

s is a hook pivoted to the standard a and adapted to engage an eye 8 onthe projectironing board, cooperating with support 0 to withstand thepressure on the board.

t is the sleeve board, the same being carried by the upright 03; it hasa cleat t on '35 the under side thereof adapted to fit the recess j. Italso is spaced from the shelf 7'.

Figs. 13 to '16 show other attachments, a

and '0, which may be employed in the stead of the sleeve board t;various forms of such 40 attachments may be used, as will be understood,to suit the different kinds or parts of garments which may require to beironed.

'w designates the table board. On its under side it has two spacedcleats w adapted to receive between them the bars 7 and f and anothercleat e0 adapted to occupy the angular space formed by the bars f and fand middle bar 6, saidcleats, and another cleat/w at the opposite end ofthe bar, serving to keep it against movement in any lateral directionwhen resting upon the uprights d and cl. At this time it may standeither in spaced relation to the shelf 9' or in contact therewith Fig.7), or the board may v ybe placed upon the ironing board, its cleats wand '20 supporting it thereon while its left-hand end in Fig. 4 rests onthe sleeve board, the cleat in having a recess 10 to fit the sleeveboard.

' e0 designates wire clips pivoted to the table board to and adapted tocooperate with opposed edges thereof to clamp the goods thereto. 7 V rIn order to support the goods being ironed from falling into contactwith the floor, a

folding rack is arranged so as to be supported by the bar 1). Flexiblestraps 0a are secured on the upper side of this bar, affording hingesfor two rack members 00 having projections m which, in the open positionof the rack engage the opposite sides of the bar 5 to support saidmembers. The goods may be placed in this rack, extended over the ironingboard or table board between it and the shelf, and then returned to therack as fast as it is ironed (Fig. 3). When this rack is folded it maybe retained in that arrangement by a hook m pivoted on one of itsmembers and adapted to engage the other, the portion a of the support 0projecting between the rack members and retaining them from fallingsidewise bodily.

3 is a folding receptacle pivotally attached to the bar f and arrangedto fold upwardly; z is a folding grate pivotally at 5 taehed to the bar2' and arranged to fold downwardly, being supported when in its extendedposition by the pivoted leg 2 which engages in a notch e in the middlebar it. The receptacle y is adapted. for re- 'ceiving the smaller andlighter implements, such as the sponge, chalk, scissors, etc., while thegrate .2 serves to support the goods being ironed on the sleeve boardif.

To give further stability to the supporting 5 structure and afford atemporary support for cloth or other articles I provide a frame 1 whosefront and rear bars 2 rest at their ends on the bars f and a", beingnotched to receive them, and on this frame is placed a grate 2.

When not in use, the table board may be fitted to the rests 3 at thefront of the structure, being removably held in place by the button 4 onstrip Z.

In folding the device, the shelf and other attachments, such as theironing board, table board, sleeve-board, etc., and frame 1 are removed.Struts 7) and g) are then disengaged from the pins 9 and g, and hooks ndisconnected from their eyes. The rack members 00 and receptacle y andgrate z bcing folded, the uprights d and d are turned on their pivots 70into the positions shown in Fig. 6. The supporting structure is then incompact form and when the detached parts are laid flatwise against thesame little space is required for its accommodation.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination of parallel uprights,

a vertical standard pivoted on a vertical axis in each upright, a barrigidly connecting the standards together, removable bars extending fromone upright to the other and engaged with both of them one on one sideand the other on the other side of the first bar, a strut rigidlyconnecting the upper portion of one upright with each removable 1:0

bar, and another strut ri idly connecting the lower portion of the ot erupright with each removable bar, said bars serving to retain theuprights against pivotal movement, substantially as described.

2. The combination of parallel uprights, a vertical standard pivoted ona vertical axis in each upright, means for rigidly connecting thestandards together, a support projecting from one standard toward butnot to the other, an ironing board carried by said support and standingclear of the standard toward which said su port projects, removable barsextending to the other and engaged with both of them one on one side andthe other on the other side of the means for rigidly connecting thestandards together, a strut rigidly connecting the upper portion of oneupright with each removable bar and another strut rigidly connecting thelower portion of the other rom one upright upright with each removablebar, substantially as described.

3. The combination of parallel relatively wide uprights, a verticalstandard pivoted on a vertical axis in each upright, a bar rigidlyconnecting the standards together, and means for securing the saiduprights against pivotal movement with respect to the standardscomprising a substantially rectangular support carried by and fittingbetween'the uprights, and approximating the same in width and bearingagainst the outermost lateral portions of the uprights, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handthis 14th day of February, 1910.

JAMES BEDOTTO.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. LUMoNo, 7M. D. BELL.

